

Copyright by Harris if Ewing, Washington. D. C. 



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Former President William H. Taft, who was elected a Vice-President of the American 

 Forestry Association at its Annual Meeting in New York City on January 11, 1915, has 

 for many years been an earnest advocate of Forest Conservation. 



In expressing his views on the subject for American Forestry he says: 

 "Of course 1 am in favor of Forest Conservation. We need to extend the scientific 

 knowledge of the subject into every State in such a way that we may bring about the con- 

 ditions in the preservation of our trees and our lumber supply which obtain in Germany 

 and in France. This cannot be done except by iteration and reiteration and such an Associa- 

 tion as the American Forestry Association must assume the heavy task." 



